Wednesday, March 24, 2010

In Bloom

Flower CP 032410

The bud is on the bough again,
The leaf is on the tree.
Charles Jefferys (1807–1865)

I took some snapshots on my way home this evening, in the end only liking a few of the photos. One of the first things to bloom in spring are these white flowers on the trees. I don't know what kind of tree/flower they are, but I sure do enjoy seeing them :D

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Blue Skies!

Blue Sky and Copper Detail
Oh we had a lot of beautiful weather all last week - which made my daily walks quite nice. The last couple of days have been a bit rainy, but man - the whole city has started to bloom overnight! Daffodils are already in full bloom, trees are regaining leaves, and flowers. Tomorrow it's supposed to clear up again for another couple of days. Really looking forward to passing through the park on my way home.

Wishing you all some nice weather as well...

Monday, March 15, 2010

I Go Out Walking...

Sparrow in Central Park
I'm going to try a new experiment. I want to try and walk home from work as much as possible...so weather willing - I will be walking home each day. It's only about 2.2 miles from door to door, and would only take slightly longer than my bus commute. But the fresh air would be nice and the exercise is good too.

And of course there is my favorite part - walking through Central Park. I took a couple of shots today, but it's a bit dreary and gray and I am not quite great at capturing that yet. I did manage to get a quick shot of a sparrow sitting among some bushes. There is a set of bushes that is always filled with sparrows, and without the leaves you can see them jumping from branch to branch. It's nice to see the buds showing up, and I'll be looking forward to the green leaves. But in the meanwhile I will enjoy seeing the birds.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Good Fortune...

A Land of Sunshine / Una Tierra de Sol

So I've been a little absent here...busy with work, not much to photograph and so on. But spring is coming, something I am really looking forward to! We had a bit of a preview just this last week, had some sunny days up in the mid 50s. Please Lord I hope we have a sunny spring/summer unlike last year!

Here's hoping you have a land of sunshine in your future...